What the August Jobs Report Means for the Bureau of Labor Statistics | WSJ News
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The August jobs report came out and it showed that hiring was pretty weak, a lot weaker than what economists expected. It showed that the US economy only added 22,000 jobs in August. So these jobs numbers from the BLS are an incredibly important benchmark for the economy.For instance, Federal Reserve officials watch these reports really, really closely to understand how is the economy doing. Are companies hiring. are people out of work.But then last month, this report was this possible turning point where t ...